Liverpool v Manchester City, 31 December 2016
| Score | 1-0 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Craig Pawson |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Anfield |
| Attendance | 53,120 |
View Liverpool v Manchester City head to head
Kick-off: 5.30pm
Liverpool had now won five of the last six Premier League meetings.
1 Liverpool
Manager: Jürgen Klopp
Goals:
| Georginio Wijnaldum | 8 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Simon Mignolet
Defender
Nathaniel Clyne
Defender
Ragnar Klavan
Defender
Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder
Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward
Sadio Mané
Substitutions:
| Divock Origi for Jordan Henderson | 64 |
| Lucas Leiva for Sadio Mané | 89 |
Cards:
| Ragnar Klavan | 7 | Y |
| Emre Can | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Loris Karius
Defender
Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva
Midfielder
Ovie Ejaria
Forward
Divock Origi
Forward
Daniel Sturridge
Comments:
League position: 2nd Liverpool had now lost only of their 19 home Premier League games in 2016. The Reds had now scored 87 league goals in 2016 to equal their most in a calendar year since 1985. They had now kept clean sheets in six of their last nine league and cup games.0 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Claudio Bravo
Goalkeeper
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender
Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Defender/Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
Yaya Touré
Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling
Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jesús Navas for Pablo Zabaleta | 86 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho for Yaya Touré | 89 |
Cards:
| Nicolás Otamendi | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Willy Caballero
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Bakary Sagna
Midfielder
Aleix García
Midfielder
Fernando
Midfielder
Jesús Navas
Forward
Kelechi Iheanacho